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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced a bicameral resolution with John Garamendi (CA-08), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) condemning the Russian Federation’s suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty and supporting the value of international arms control agreements. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a companion resolution in the Senate.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations “minibus” that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations “minibus” that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address:
“Last night, President Biden made a strong case for continuing the American success story that has happened under his leadership.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) joined 61 Members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to use their leverage to negotiate a stop to the fighting in Gaza and implement policies centered around a two-state solution.
In Black communities, people don’t go to the salon or barber shop only to have their hair done.
A wash, cut and blow dry for Black hair can take two hours, minimum, said Donna Lowe, owner of the Donna Lowe Salon in Algonquin. That is why she has worked to make her salon part of the larger community, giving members a place to meet and talk whether they get their hair styled and set at the time or not.
“Our salons are not just a place to get hair done. It is where community meets and talks. It is intergenerational conversations with organic discussions,” Lowe said.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, announced that 14 projects in the 11th Congressional District are getting a total of $13.4 million in federal funds through the Community Project Funding, according to a news release from Foster’s office.
The 14 projects that received funding are:
Boone County
City of Belvidere Appleton Road Grade Separation
City of Belvidere
Amount funded: About $1.7 million
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Autofill Act. This legislation would create a voluntary tax filing program to allow individuals to use a secure IRS website to download a tax form automatically populated with information the IRS already collects from employers, the Social Security Administration, and financial institutions. The information from the populated tax forms would be available as both a printable document and a computer-readable file compatible with existing tax preparation software.